riggofan wrote:What I wrote is that I wish Redskins fans would quit pretending like the name Redskins doesn't have some baggage to it. It does. You can get all grumpy old man about it all you want and whine about political correctness and all the rest. Its still factually an ethnic slur.

It may be an ethnic slur, but I don't believe it's a derogatory one, and I think that's the crux of the matter. No team owner would name their team after a derogatory slur...not even in 1932...calling a Caucasian "white" is also an ethnic slur, but it's also not derogatory...

I dont think its a derogatory slur....It has the color red in it so people get bent outa shape and assume. I HATE the change and the whole politically correct cuture we as a nation have grown into....Dont politicaians have BETTER things to accomplish????? I would ONLY change the name to the Washington Anarchists

riggofan wrote:What I wrote is that I wish Redskins fans would quit pretending like the name Redskins doesn't have some baggage to it. It does. You can get all grumpy old man about it all you want and whine about political correctness and all the rest. Its still factually an ethnic slur.

It may be an ethnic slur, but I don't believe it's a derogatory one, and I think that's the crux of the matter. No team owner would name their team after a derogatory slur...not even in 1932...calling a Caucasian "white" is also an ethnic slur, but it's also not derogatory...

Well said.

LOL. Well said??? I think you guys have no idea what a "slur" is. A slur by definition is "a disparaging remark or a slight". How can a slur NOT be derogatory?

And white is not an ethnic slur no matter how much you want to stretch it. Its an adjective.

God, I just have to quit reading this moronic thread. The entire debate about the Redskins name is idiotic. Made worse by the arguments on BOTH SIDES.

I actually liked Snyder's comments today. We're not changing the name ever. There really isn't anything more to say on the matter. Good job, Dan.

riggofan wrote:What I wrote is that I wish Redskins fans would quit pretending like the name Redskins doesn't have some baggage to it. It does. You can get all grumpy old man about it all you want and whine about political correctness and all the rest. Its still factually an ethnic slur.

It may be an ethnic slur, but I don't believe it's a derogatory one, and I think that's the crux of the matter. No team owner would name their team after a derogatory slur...not even in 1932...calling a Caucasian "white" is also an ethnic slur, but it's also not derogatory...

Well said.

LOL. Well said??? I think you guys have no idea what a "slur" is. A slur by definition is "a disparaging remark or a slight". How can a slur NOT be derogatory?

And white is not an ethnic slur no matter how much you want to stretch it. Its an adjective.

riggofan wrote:And white is not an ethnic slur no matter how much you want to stretch it. Its an adjective.

And Red isn't? So, it's the attachment of the word "skins" that makes "Redskins" a slur, but "white" not one? Isn't the "skin" implied when using "white" to refer to a person's race? Is it just that having "white" skin is preferable to having "red" skin? That sounds inherantly racist to me.

riggofan wrote:What I wrote is that I wish Redskins fans would quit pretending like the name Redskins doesn't have some baggage to it. It does. You can get all grumpy old man about it all you want and whine about political correctness and all the rest. Its still factually an ethnic slur.

It may be an ethnic slur, but I don't believe it's a derogatory one, and I think that's the crux of the matter. No team owner would name their team after a derogatory slur...not even in 1932...calling a Caucasian "white" is also an ethnic slur, but it's also not derogatory...

Well said.

LOL. Well said??? I think you guys have no idea what a "slur" is. A slur by definition is "a disparaging remark or a slight". How can a slur NOT be derogatory?

And white is not an ethnic slur no matter how much you want to stretch it. Its an adjective.